Cable-saving device.



J. BAILEY & D. BERTOLINO.

CABLE SAVING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 5, 1913.

Patented Oct. 14, 1913.

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JOHN BAILEY AND DOMINICK BERTOLINO, OF HEPZIBAH, WEST VIRGINIA.

CABLE-SAVING DEVICE.

Application filed. July 5, 1913.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that we, JOHN DAILEY and DOMINIOK Bnn'ronmo, citizen of theUnited States and subject of the King of Italy, respectively, residingat I-Iepzibah, in the county of Harrison and State of Vest Virginia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cable- SavingDevices; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figuresof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in devices forpreventing excessive wear upon the insulation of electric mining machinecables and comprises various details of construction, combinations andarrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fully described, shownin the accompanying drawings and then specifically defined in theappended claims.

Our invention is illustrated in the accon1 panying drawings, in whichFigure l is a top plan View showing the application of our inventionwithin the tunnels or drifts of a mine. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view inelevation showing the same applied to a rail, the latter beingillustrated in cross-section, and Fig. 3 is a bottom plan View of theparts shown in Fig. 2.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates a bracket of iron or other suitable material, one end ofwhich is bent at A to form a hook to engage over the lange B of the railB.

C designates a plate which is apertured for the reception of the bolt D,which latter passes through an aperture in the bracket A and the head Dof said bolt is countersunk in an aperture in the unoer surface of thebracket A, while a nut F is fitted to the threaded end of the bolt andserves to hold the plate C in a clamped relation with one of the flangesof the rail. Said bracket A has two registering apertures, designatedrespectively by letters E and E, for the reception of the bolt H, thehead I of which is countersunk in the under surface of said bracketmember. A roller K is mounted Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 14, 1913.

Serial No. 777,574.

upon the bolt I-I intermediate the two par allel portions of the bracketand a nut N is fitted to the threaded part of the bolt and serves tohold the latter in place.

A cable, designated by letter T, is fastened at one end to the car S andadapted to be passed about the roller K and, when thus adjusted, uponreference to Fig. 1 it will be noted that the cable will be held fromassuming the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. l of the drawingswith the corner of the drift or tunnel and which would tend to wear theinsulation from the cable. By passing the cable about the roller, itwill be noted that the cable will be held from frictional wearingcontact with the wall of the tunnel, thereby preventing the insulationfrom wearing away therefrom and consequently rendering the cable moreefficient.

What we claim to be new is 1. In combination with a bracket memberhaving portions which are parallel to each other and apertured, one endof the member being bent to form a hook and adapted to engage over theflange of a railway rail, a plate for engagement with the flange of arail, means for holding said plate against said member, a bolt passingthrough regis tering apertures in the parallel portions of the member,and a roller journaled upon said bolt, as set forth.

2. In combination with a bracket member having portions which areparallel to each other and apertured, one end of the member being bentto form a hook and adapted to engage over the flange of a railway rail,aplate for engagementwith the flange of a rail, a bolt passing throughsaid member and plate and having a head countersunk in the 1nemher, anut upon the bolt, a second bolt passing through registering aperturesin said parallel portions of the member and having a head countersunk inthe member, and a roller journaled upon the bolt intermediate theparallel portions of said member, as set forth.

In testimony whereof we hereunto aflix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN BAILEY. DOMINICK BERTOLINO.

Witnesses J. L. HOWARD, H. C. CoLLINs.

t'opies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Batentn. Washington, D. G.

